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Promoting your patron saint, or How to win favor and influence the powerful - Medievalists.net Medieval monasteries cared about the way in which they presented themselves to the world no less than todays’ celebrities and businesses do.

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New Medieval Books: The Forsaken 14th Century - Medievalists.net The Forsaken 14th Century: A Global History Edited by Ibolya Horváth World History Publishing ISBN: 979-8-90148-349-7 Covering every region of the world, this…

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Mireille once again joins Sarah for a short bonus episode! We found out why Jonathan Banks agreed to do this movie in an ... interesting ... interview. We break down his discussion of the "Dark Ages"… BONUS: Jonathan Banks, Redbad, and the "Dark Ages"

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The Americas During the Middle Ages 500-1500 CE Examine the history of indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere from 500-1500 CE in North America and Mesoamerica. Study the diverse peoples, lifestyles, environments, and historical trends that…

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The Missing Hand - Medievalists.net A tale from the 10th century of crime and passion.

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Rules of a Medieval Library - Medievalists.net No stealing, no talking, no women – the rules you had to follow in a medieval library!

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Did the Templars possess the Holy Grail? Were they set up by a secret society called the Priory of Sion? Was the Pope terrified of their power and wealth? Talking Templars presenters Tony McMahon and… Mythbusting the Knights Templar - Talking Templars, Episode 8

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New Medieval Books: Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Italian Renaissance - Medievalists.net Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Italian women left a clear imprint as rulers, writers, artists, and intellectuals. This book profiles 25 of them, tracing their lives, work, and the worlds they…

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Crime and Punishment in the Reign of Vlad the Impaler - Medievalists.net In the medieval stories, many made up by the Transylvanian Saxons at the end of the fifteenth century and sent to the Hungarian king, Vlad is presented as a vicious and bloody ruler who used to…

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New Medieval Books: The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe - Medievalists.net This book profiles more than forty women associated with the Burgundian court between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, highlighting their influential roles in governance, religion, and the…

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From Holy War to Heritage: Places to Visit if You Want to Understand the Baltic Crusades - Medievalists.net Stone castles, brick churches, and orderly new towns still line the Baltic coast—evidence of how the Baltic Crusades remade a medieval frontier. Aleksander Pluskowski traces the routes of conquest…

Aleksander Pluskowski's new book, The Black Cross: A History of the Baltic Crusades, is now out from @yalebooks.bsky.social. Here, Aleks tells us more about the historical sites that are important to his book www.medievalists.net/2026/01/plac... #medieval #historybooks

The Rhineland Massacres of the First Crusade - Medievalists.net Around the mid-twelfth century, a Jewish chronicler named Solomon bar Simson penned an account of events that had happened 50 years earlier – events that were devastating for his fellow Jewish community...

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Warfare in Medieval Iceland - Medievalists.net How did Icelanders raise troops, conduct campaigns, and fight battles, both on land and sea?

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10 Medieval Studies’ Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.net What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in December, which include papers on new runic finds to how inquisitive was medieval inquisition.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in December, which include papers on new runic finds to how inquisitive was medieval inquisition. www.medievalists.net/2026/01/medi... #medievalstudies

Africa and the Middle Ages with D. Vance Smith — The Medieval Podcast Despite its vast cultural, spiritual, and material wealth, medieval Africa has too often been sidelined in the study of the Middle Ages. Or it's been peppered with asterisks to explain why its…

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Music in Medieval England Explore medieval England through its music, from sacred chant to polyphony and early keyboard works. Discover how composers moved the soul, inspired devotion, and influenced continental Europe.

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The Medieval Art of Medicine: A Poem - Medievalists.net What was it like to be a physician in the Middle Ages? A poem by a 14th-century doctor sheds a little light on the challenges of practicing medicine in medieval times.

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The Classical Near East, with Kevin van Bladel - Medievalists.net A conversation with Kevin van Bladel on his proposal regarding “The Classical Near East,” a constellation of fields defined by the classical literary…

A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: The Classical Near East, with Kevin van Bladel www.medievalists.net/2026/01/the-... #history #NearEast

A Medieval Bronze Cross Reunites with Its Lost Mould After 40 Years - Medievalists.net An extraordinary archaeological discovery in eastern Germany has reunited a medieval bronze cross with the mould used to cast it—more than four decades after the mould itself was found.

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Five Fun Facts About Robin Hood - Medievalists.net Robin Hood has enthralled generations of readers and moviegoers. This English outlaw-hero has become of symbol of freedom against tyranny, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. But who was…

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Murder and Political Drama in Medieval Syria and Egypt - Medievalists.net The Crusaders were tough – but they had no monopoly on political violence. Murders within Muslim hierarchies were relatively common too.

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Rulers of the Carolingian Empire - Medievalists.net Who were the Carolingians? Here is a look at 17 rulers from one of the most important empires of the Middle Ages.

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Over 32,000 medieval manuscripts transcribed in four months using AI - Medievalists.net A new AI-powered tool that has transcribed over 32,000 medieval manuscripts in four months, giving researchers a vast, searchable corpus and new ways to examine historical sources.

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Unveiling Fake Medieval Art through Science - Medievalists.net In 1962, the Taft Museum of Art received an artwork as part of a donation - a beautiful painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus. For the next sixty years it was believed to have been the work of…

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Medieval Gender and Sexuality An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and…

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David Abulafia, historian of the medieval Mediterranean, passes away - Medievalists.net David Abulafia, one of the leading historians of the medieval Mediterranean and the maritime world, has passed away at the age of 76.

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